Mark 7:2 meaning and explanation
and they saw some of His disciples eating with hands that were defiled—that is, unwashed.
Mark 7:2, Berean Standard Bible
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The Pharisees and scribes from Jerusalem are watching Jesus' disciples eat without the ritual hand washing required by the tradition of the elders, the customary law built up around the Torah. Mark pauses to explain this practice for his Gentile readers, since they would not know it.
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